Inside the Colloseum

Rome

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September 26th 2008
21/9 FLIGHT BACK TO ROME What a mission..... landed at 5.30pm arrived at Camping Roma at 9pm in so much pain from my knees and ankle after carrying my pack for so long. Thank goodness for Lorissa being there to greet me. 22/9 Today I went into Rome for the first time. I went in for some lunch and a bit of a wander before starting the Walking tour at 2pm. The walking tour was great saw ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more